Frederick Ashton News

​​​​​​​Philadelphia Ballet will conclude its 2023/2024 subscription season at the Academy of Music with the upcoming presentation of The Dream, the whimsical, romantic ballet inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

MTI Concert Dance will license choreographed works from well-known choreographers across many genres of dance. For its launch, MTI has partnered with The Robbins Rights Trust to exclusively license the entire ballet repertory of the legendary Jerome Robbins.

World-renowned choreographer and dancer Akram Khan will return to his roots and delve into his past in his latest creation: GIGENIS: The generation of the Earth as part of Sadler’s Wells autumn season.

The Dance Historian Is In, a monthly series at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, will present a discussion of the early careers of dance legends Frederick Ashton, Agnes de Mille, and Antony Tudor in 1930's England, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 1:00-3:00 P.M., at the Library's Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center.

See lineup for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2024, featuring performances from renowned international and American artists like The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom, Camille A. Brown & Dancers, and more. Tickets on sale soon!

What did our critic think of BRITISH ICONS at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's 'British Icons,' an immensely rewarding program running through February 15th

Collage Dance Collective will perform at Chrysler Hall, presented by the Virginia Arts Festival. Concluding their touring schedule, the ballet company brings an exciting performance to Norfolk, VA.

Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen present Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, a glittering, full-length classical fairytale ballet with new-to-Boston sets and costumes. Set to the soaring, romantic score by Sergei Prokofiev, Cinderella runs March 14–24 at the Citizens Bank Opera House.

Ukrainian born dancer and former star of The Royal Ballet Ivan Putrov has announced Dance for Ukraine at The London Palladium on Sunday 18 February 2024, following the success of 2022's gala that raised over £160,000 net for the Disaster Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

The final big names from the world of dance have been confirmed for fundraising gala Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive from charity Children Today. Further details have also been released of some of the already announced performers who will take to the stage at London's iconic dance venue Sadler's Wells on 7th February.

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan will give her final performance with San Francisco Ballet on Wednesday, February 14 at 7:30pm, dancing the role of Marguerite in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand at the War Memorial Opera House.

A host of exciting new names have been announced as part of Children Today's fundraising gala, Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive, at Sadler's Wells on February 7th, 2024. Learn more about the gala here!

New York City Ballet has revealed number of guest artists who will perform with the Company during its ongoing 75th Anniversary Season.

The Royal Ballet has released the full video from an extended Insight to celebrate the innovative creative genius of Bronislava Nijinska. In an afternoon of illustrated talks, panel discussion, and rehearsals, this event examined the powerful legacy of a choreographer much neglected in the history of 20th-century dance. Watch the video here!

The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom, will appear at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the first time, as the company's sole stop in the United States in 2024.

New York Theatre Ballet will present its annual holiday production of Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker with six shows, Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17 at Florence Gould Hall in New York City.

YOSHIKO KAMIKUSA, principal dancer of the Indianapolis Ballet, and LUIS OCARANZA of Ballet RI, will appear as guest artists in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet's production of The Nutcracker on December 9 and 10, 2023 at the Riverview Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Watch as Sarah Lamb dances the solo from Frederick Ashton's Scènes de ballet in all new video. Sometimes called Ashton’s most modernist work, Scènes de ballet is an expression of the art form distilled to its purest essence.

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the addition of five dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2023-24 season. Learn more about the new dancers here!

The Royal Ballet have announced an extended Insight to celebrate the innovative creative genius of Bronislava Nijinska. Learn more about the events here!